I couldn't wait to use this carema for the first time. For background, I've owned digital caremas dating back to the Apple Quicktake 150 (1995) and many in-between (Olympus, Toshiba, Canon, Nikon). Current arsenal consists of a Canon Digital Rebel XT with several lenses and a Nikon CoolPix S200. I got the FinePix 550EXR with the intent of having a portable point-shoot carema for situations where the Canon SLR isn't practical and like the option of GPS tagging. I've been disappointed with the autofocus accuracy and weak flash of the Nikon Coolpix 200, hence this purchase. Controls: 3.5 Controls are pretty straightforward. The round selector has the usual features (flash on, menu access, self timer, etc.) and also a nice jog shuttle wheel (command dial) that will scroll through menus and settings as well. The carema shipped with the GPS off. LCD image quality is very good (bright, clear). I miss the optical viewfinder of my SLR, but those are very rare these days on compacts except for certain expensive prosumer models. I would like to have the option for direct access to GPS on/off without having to access the menu. Attention carema manufacturers: provide the option for a user-programmable button where one can select ANY menu item for quick access to a 'favorite'. Charging is accomplished via an included charger. I would like to see carema manufacturers also provide the option to charge via USB with the battery left in the carema. Many other devices already do this and this is very helpful when you need to travel light. Else, people use horrible cell phone caremas due to their portability. The charger in this case for example is nearly the same size as the carema itself. (Fujifilm, take note; Canon and Nikon also are making this same mistake). GPS: 3.5 Be sure to confirm the menu settings for the GPS to turn it on. One setting has the GPS set to "permanently on", which means it is using battery even with the power off to determine the GPS location. While this is useful for if you intend to spend a day on the run and want quick acquisition of the signal for photos, it certainly has impact on battery. I suggest keeping it to "when switched on" if you are willing to wait for a few moments for the satellites to be acquired. I found that it does work indoors (tested in a single story home), although with a weaker signal reception as compared to my cell phone or Garmin GPS. Best results are outdoors for sure. There is an icon of a satellite that blinks while it is acquiring the signal and a signal strength displayed in bars. I found that the GPS data does properly come through to applications like Aperture, iPhoto, etc. There is a great deal of useful metadata that the carema provides for the photos. The "location" option will display a text name of a nearby location in the carema's database. In my case, it named a park about 1 mile away and you can also view the Long/Latitude. Note it appears that per the manual - the GPS location database is not able to be updated by the user. In my case it is from October 2010. I wish that there was a utility where this can be updated via USB and also the user can store their own location names. (I.E. Home, Grandparents Home, etc.) Perhaps this will be a future option. That said, there are utilities where you can add this feature to your photo's metadata once the image is on your computer. The GPS does have an impact on battery life. If you are a heavy GPS user on the run, I suggest getting a spare battery. Build quality/Durability: 4.0 Build appears to be solid. The one exception for me is that the pop-up flash and its motorized function seems a bit delicate. Its location on the left is also is in a bit of an unfortunate spot as (at least for me) it is exactly where I want to place a finger (corner) to hold the carema if I am using two hands. Unfortunately the GPS receiver directly above the lens does not allow for the flash to be located elsewhere. That said, the flash is powerful and provides good coverage. The flash is motorized (up/down). You can manually disable the flash by simply closing it. The screen will then show the "flash off" symbol. One can also safely hold the carema from the corner when the flash is closed or you can move your finger to the side of the carema and still achieve 2-hand photos with the flash up - I recommend having the carema strap installed and in use to avoid any risk of dropping the carema. Image quality, AutoFocus and Shutter Performance: 4.0 My tests are very early and limited to evening hours outdoors and indoor lighting. I will provide a more detailed review and update my rating after a trip to Orlando, FL on the weekend. Initial photo tests yield good results for this carema, although not as good as my Canon Rebel XT (not that I necessarily expect them to be as good as an SLR). Autofocus speed is excellent and...

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